Chapter 437 The first weekend is over ten million months
"Wow, the movie is so exciting right from the beginning!"
"The war scenes shot by this Chinese director are so exciting!"
"Wow, I can't see anything else on the screen, it's all explosions!"
"After blowing up the White House, blow up the Kremlin. After blowing up the Kremlin, blow up the pyramids. After blowing up the pyramids, blow up the Great Wall. The bombings scare me!"
"Is this Chinese director imitating Michael Bay? The beginning is full of explosions. It's so exciting!"
The movie had just started. The American audience who walked into the theater to watch "Edge of Tomorrow" with the intention of passing the time and being curious about various ideas were not yet prepared. It was like being plowed by cannonballs on the battlefield. They experienced a war at the beginning.
of baptism.
There are many war movies in Hollywood, but there are still few such intensive war scenes.
The producers also need to save money. Just like the "Jurassic Park" series, the first half of the dinosaur appearance time is actually not much in total, but every part has been foreshadowed and the rhythm is very well controlled, and it will not
He didn't appear for a long time, making the audience nervous for a long time before suddenly appearing.
Every shot costs money, and of course the maximum benefit must be achieved with the minimum expenditure.
After the opening, these disapproving audiences gradually cheered up and watched the movie seriously after experiencing the baptism of socialist fire.
When they saw that the male protagonist was thrown into the boot camp and was about to go to the battlefield without even knowing the insurance of the exoskeleton, the American audience smiled knowingly, and then began to worry about how he would survive on the battlefield.
The big scene of crossing the river also caused a lot of exclamations. The scene was no smaller than the classic war movie "Saving Private Ryan".
However, the actor died soon after, leaving the audience confused.
Could it be that that's not the protagonist?
Next, the male protagonist returned to the military camp, and the audience immediately understood the exact same scene.
"Is this repeated?"
"It seems to be similar to movies like "Groundhog Day" and "Terror Cruise"."
"The director of this movie is originally the director of "Terror Cruise", otherwise I wouldn't waste my time on a Chinese movie."
"I also watched "Cruise of Terror". It was so good. I didn't expect that the director would switch his career to making science fiction films."
The movie continued to play, and Yu Dong, who was sitting in the back seat in the middle, had been tense and finally relaxed a little.
It wasn't until the 103-minute movie ended and the 70 or 80 viewers in the screening room spontaneously applauded the movie that Yu Dong relaxed.
Although the attendance rate during prime time on Friday night was only 30%, Dudong was satisfied enough.
This is a Chinese movie. From the story to the main creative, everything has nothing to do with the United States. It can get an attendance rate of 25% at night, which is already very good.
Then they asked the cinema manager. The whole movie was shown twice during the day, and the occupancy rate was about 10%. This was the first show in the evening, and the second show was also shown on another screen, and the occupancy rate doubled.
many.
After resting in the hotel for the night, Yu Dong got up early the next morning and gathered with Zhou You and others in the hotel restaurant.
It wasn't until 7 a.m. that Zhou You received the email from the publisher, Columbia.
Yu Dong, Liu Yu and others were extremely nervous as they watched Zhou You click on his mobile phone, expecting to get good news from Zhou You.
Pressing the screen with his fingers quickly, Zhou You's tense face suddenly burst into a smile.
Yu Dong felt happy.
"2.8 million! US$2.8 million on the first day!" Zhou You shouted at them.
yeah!
Yu Dong waved his hand heavily without caring about his own image.
"Yu Dong, 2.8 million on the first day, sampled more than 100 movie theaters across the United States, and more than 4,000 viewers participated in the questionnaire. 33% of the viewers gave an A+ rating, 38% gave an A rating, and C and below were insufficient.
10%”
Zhou Youyu quickly reported data one by one, including ratings on professional websites, Rotten Tomatoes, etc. For a science fiction blockbuster, they were all above the passing mark.
Don't look at the fact that there are many domestic films that have a very high reputation in North America. They are much better than "Edge of Tomorrow," which will pass.
For example, "Ip Man 2" has a very high reputation among Chinese movies, but its box office revenue was only US$220,000, which has no reference value at all.
Just like those movies on Douban in China that have only a few thousand reviews but a score of 8 or above, they have no commercial value at all.
However, "Edge of Tomorrow" has entered the mainstream theaters in the North American film market, and the film schedule for theaters with openings of 1,600 yuan was also eleventh in the same period.
How many movies are produced in the United States in a year, and how many movies are produced in China? Even though Halloween has just passed in early December and Christmas is still 20 days away, it is also a popular period and there are countless movies released.
There are 1,600 opening screens, nearly 3,500 screens, and more than 200,000 moviegoers. This data has a high reference value.
In addition, Americans are not like people in China, so the ratings of foreign movies are naturally one point higher.
American audiences have always looked down on movies from other countries, and subconsciously give them low scores. It is already very good to get a passing rating and reputation with such a large number of moviegoers.
In addition to the high box office of US$2.8 million on the first day, it also ranked third in the North American box office rankings on the 3rd day after "Tangled" and "Harry Potter 7".
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Ranked below "Edge of Tomorrow" are "Club Dancers" with 0 million, "Speed" with 2 million, and "Love and Elixir" with 2 million.
Although these films have all been released for more than 10 days, it is a great honor to be able to hold them down.
As for the newly released "Sand Warriors", the box office on its first day exceeded one million, only half of that of "Edge of Tomorrow".
There is an additional Chinese movie on the box office list on major forums, which has also attracted the attention of many viewers and media. There are also more and more reports about "Edge of Tomorrow".
The excellent first-day data also gave Columbia more confidence to negotiate with theater chains. On the second day, it added 200 cinemas and its publicity efforts also increased a lot.
On Saturday the 4th, the box office of "Edge of Tomorrow" surged nearly 40%, earning 3.9 million in a single day.
On Sunday, the number of theaters for "Edge of Tomorrow" has increased to 2,300, and the single-day box office reached 4.5 million.
In the three days since its release, the North American box office has reached 11.2 million, still firmly occupying the third place in the North American weekly box office list.
The first place is still the animated blockbuster "Tangled" with an investment of 260 million US dollars, and "Harry Potter 7", which was released for more than 20 days, ranked second with 16 million.
"Dance Club" ranked fourth with a second-week box office of 6.1 million.
The action blockbuster "Speed" with an investment of over 100 million yuan only had a box office of 6 million this week, and the total box office was less than 70 million. The addition of Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington failed to convince the audience.
"Yellow Sand Warrior", released at the same time, ranked ninth with a box office of 3.05 million.
11.2 million in the first week!
In a Chinese-language movie, there is no Zhang Yimou, no Cheng Long, no Jet Li, not even Zhou Runfa, Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi, not a single familiar face.
Three days after its release was enough for most media to notice the film.
A Chinese science fiction film has surpassed many Hollywood films, including blockbusters with investment of over 100 million yuan. This is definitely big news.
Suddenly, news about "Edge of Tomorrow" could be seen on various websites, media, and newspapers. The two Eastern warriors wearing exoskeleton mechas on the poster made North American audiences more and more curious, and more and more people
Go to the cinema.
On the morning of the 6th, Yu Dong received a call from Gao Qunyao. Murdoch wanted to see him and asked him to come.
Yu Dong felt much better after hanging up the phone. Yesterday, some funds that had rejected him called to contact them, but Yu Dong ignored them this time.
But Murdoch is different. It is one of the largest media groups in the world. A real media group is not like a media group in China. It does not even have a newspaper with a larger circulation, let alone a TV station.
The media group also owns the Hollywood giant 20th Century Fox. Being able to reach a cooperation with the other party will definitely be of great help to the future business. It will not be a problem to even insert a small supporting role in a Hollywood blockbuster.
A small supporting role in a big Hollywood production, even if the appearance is less than one minute, is of huge value, whether it is for oneself as an actor or for business.
Moreover, News Corporation's investment in the company will also be of great benefit to Bernard's listing.
After Yu Dong hung up the phone, he immediately asked his assistant to buy a ticket. So far, more than half of his purpose of coming to North America has been achieved.
This time I eagerly came to the door, next time I want everyone to take the initiative to come to me!